When a doctor can't find an interpreter, many now reach for Google Translate. It seems like a practical fix to a pressing ...

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) – Going to the doctor can be an overwhelming experience. Add to it a language barrier and the visit can be even more challenging. Last week we introduced you to the family of ...

David Gabaldon (right) and Ashlee Zoe Cruz Ayala (left) both spent years acting as the primary interpreters for family members who struggled to speak English. Across the U.S., thousands of children ...

Alfredo David lay in bed, looking deflated under an Avengers blanket, as a doctor, two nurses, and medical interpreter Veronica Maldonado entered his hospital room. He wrapped up a call from his wife, ...

Interpreters who can help doctors communicate with patients who speak Haitian Creole, Somali, Twi, and 150 other languages are just a phone call away, thanks to a nonprofit organization in Portland, ...

Interpreters play a critical role in enabling communication between Spanish-speaking families and the Durham Public Schools system. One of those interpreters – Emily Cervantes Acuña – is helping ...

If you listen to National Public Radio’s (NPR) “All Things Considered” on Saturday afternoons, recently you heard the voice of Narrative Matters author Nataly Kelly. Her on-air commentary about being ...

For most of their lives, three Omaha Public Schools seniors have stepped into the role of interpreter when someone needed their help. Hser Kmwe, who speaks Karen, has helped translate in the grocery ...